Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 203 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 170 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 26 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 21 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 34 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?

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